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Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

How to Recognize Bad Intentions

How to Recognize Bad Intentions Issue 176, September 5, 2024 They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. So, is the road to paradise paved by bad intentions? As absurd as that may sound, being aware of any bad intentions (as opposed to assuming good intentions) may pave a better way forward. To be forewarned is to be forearmed, emotionally, psychologically and in the case of business, strategically. Organizations are complex interconnecting systems. The human system within…

Kevin Novak
September 4, 2024
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

Are You Trapped in a Wake? What is Prevalence Inflation?

Are You Trapped in a Wake? What is Prevalence Inflation? Issue 170, July 25, 2024 Imagine this hypothetical situation. You are sucked into the slipstream of a fast-moving vehicle, controlled within a narrow bandwidth by its velocity.  This may sound improbable, but racecar drivers use this technique to their advantage. It’s called drafting, and the low-pressure wake behind a leading car reduces the aerodynamic resistance on the front of the trailing car, allowing the second car to pull closer. As the…

Kevin Novak
July 25, 2024
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

Independence Day 2024 Reads: Become an Independent Thinker

2040’s Independence Day Reads: Become an Independent Thinker Issue 167, July 4, 2024 We’ve all got summer reading lists. Ours is understandably eclectic. In celebration of Independence Day, we thought it timely to share a selection of our most popular newsletters; what they have in common (no surprise) is independent thinking, which is a useful skill in our admittedly confusing times. If the recent presidential debate showed room for improvement in critical thinking and credibility, our readers put those themes…

Kevin Novak
July 4, 2024
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

2040’s Ideas and Innovations: Workforce Reset

Workforce Reset Issue 44: February 24, 2022 The workforce is changing in real-time in terms of how employees want to be recognized, valued, and supported – and how employers are responding. Much has been written about the headlines Gen Zs are making regarding work, but the shifts taking place are not restricted to only one generation in our six-generation workforce. In parallel to employee demands, there are some sea changes that are worth noting that are subtly reshaping how we…

Kevin Novak
February 24, 2022
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

Ideas and Innovations Newsletter: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic

Lessons Learned from the Pandemic Welcome! We are launching a 2040 weekly thought leadership connection to keep you updated on ideas, innovations, industry trends and emerging best practices on leadership, workplace culture, organizational and operational transformation. For business leaders, the pandemic has propelled many levels of professional and personal reflection. On a professional level, we’ve heard ad nauseum about how Covid revealed inherent organizational vulnerabilities, accelerated emerging technologies, caused a shift in consumer behavior and powered business pivots and new…

Kevin Novak
May 4, 2021
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